Horace hakris



" @uiten gratte @anni @frn HORACE HARRIS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.-Letters Patent No. 68,739, dated September 10, 1867; antedated September7, 1867.

IMPnovnD Mosquito-GUARD.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: p

Be it known'thnt I, HORACE HARRIS, of Newark, in the county of Essex,nnd State of New Jersey, have invented' a new and improvedMosquito-Guard; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andeiraict description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters 0f reference niairked thereon. p

My invention consists in making a. freme,'A, of wire, or otherequivalent material, to rest on the top `of the head, and held there bythe strings B B, or otherwise. A part of the frame, C, i's projeted outin front, which is bent down about tothe point of the nose. The frameand projection are covered with netting,"D, lthe prjection keeping itout ofthe face when in use. V i

I have, therefore, in this simple manner secured s. very importantobject, viz, perfect protection of the facel from mosquitoes, with noannoyance to 'the wearer, and with a. tritiing expense.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The frame A, made of wire, or other equivalent material, secured to thetop of the head by the strings-B B, or otherwise, and the projection infront, in combination with the netting D, substantially in the mannerand for the purpose specied.

` HORACE HARRIS.

Witnesses:

W. KmoHnM, L. J. BAKER.

